Earth Day Activities for your ESL students Are you looking for Earth day activities for your ESL students? It is so important to raise awareness about how the human species is damaging the planet earth, that I consider it essential to take the time and talk about this with our students. Let me share with […]
How to teach Cooperative Skills Cooperative learning is a form of small-group instruction where students work in a social setting to solve problems. Teaching cooperative skills can be a great way to help children and adults learn how to communicate and interact with one another in a respectful, productive way. Let me show how to
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities Do you celebrate with your students St. Patrick\’s day? I love adding an educational element when doing seasonal activities with my learners. STEM is an excellent opportunity to include creativity and 21st-century skills in our lesson plans! Here are a few fun activities you can do with your students to
Back to School Tips It\’s back-to-school season, and teachers everywhere are preparing to welcome their students back into the classroom! A teacher must stay organized, set expectations, and create a positive learning environment that encourages students to reach their full potential. With that in mind, here are some Back-to-School Survival Tips to help you get
Storyboards for Creative Writing and Storytelling Do your ESL students need a fun way to practice narrative skills? Luckily, there are some great resources out there to help you work through some roadblocks with storytelling and creative writing. Have you heard of Storyboards? They are a great way to visualize the structure of a story,
Flexible Activities to Do at Any Time Have you ever finished a lesson before the expected time? We have all been there. The first time it happened to me, I had no idea what to do. I guiltily released my students early, and guess what? Parents complained! Now, I keep a list of flexible activities
The Art of Connection: Enhancing Learning through Meaningful Engagement In the last few years, I’ve felt the importance of connecting the syllabus with what is going on outside the classroom walls, prioritizing depth over length, and relevance over teaching meaningless content. When students know that what they are learning has a purpose and can be
Exit Tickets for ESL Students How can we tie a bow to wrap everything up at the end of the lesson? Exit tickets are the key to finishing the class and assessing our learners! They are quick check-ins with your ESL students and they let us know if they have understood what we worked on
Picture Description. Activities for ESL Students. Do your students struggle with developing their speaking skills? Do your learners get stuck or can\’t find the right words when describing pictures in English? Do they need extra practice to speak more fluently in the second/foreign language? Then, let me show you a helpful resource I created for
